Category: CINEMA

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FRANCE / Call for applications for documentary residency

The Mains à l’œuvre association is opening its doors to four writer-directors for a seven-week residency to create a collaborative documentary on the theme “Guardian of the Mediterranean.” The residency will be at Villa Rocabella (near Toulon) from November 3rd to December 20th. Accommodation, meals, and a travel grant are provided. Registration is open to …

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MOROCCO / A new law on the film industry

The reform of the Moroccan film industry and re-organisation of the CCM (Centre Cinématographique Marocain) became law on September 1st 2025. In its press release, the CCM explains that the objectives of this law, No. 18.23, “are to strengthen Morocco’s attractiveness for national and foreign investment, create new job opportunities, comply with public service management …

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ITALY – ALGERIA / The Algerian horror film “Roqia” screened at the Venice Film Festival

Roqia, the first feature film by director Yanis Koussim, premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival during International Critics’ Week. Produced by Supernova Films, the film takes place in 1992. Suffering from amnesia after a car crash, Ahmed returns to his village where nothing seems familiar, neither his wife nor his children. His youngest son, …

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MONTENEGRO / “DJ Ahmet” wins the Grand Prix Award at the Montenegro Film Festival

At the Montenegro Film Festival, director Georgi M. Unkovski received the Golden Mimosa Award for his debut feature,DJ Ahmet. The film is about 15-year-old Ahmet who lives deep in the Macedonian mountains looking after his father’s sheep while also caring for his younger brother. But he dreams of making music. Living in a conservative village …

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ROMANIA / The Astra Film Festival announces its selection

The Astra Film Festival has announced its selection for this year’s event, which runs from October 17th to 26th in Sibiu, Romania. There will be five competitions, including a new category, DocShorts, with ten short documentaries. These will include Aitana by Marina Alberti (Spain), Beware of the Southern Stars by Christos Karteris (Greece), and Cosmonauts …

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SPAIN / 33.6 % drop in foreign film investment

PROFILM

In a recent report, PROFILM, an association of production companies, revealed a 33.6% drop in foreign film investment in Spain in 2024. The reason for this decline? Spain has apparently become less competitive than its European neighbours. The report, summarised by Cineuropa, shows that investment fell from €197.4 million in 2023 to €129.9 million in …

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BALKANS / A support programme for women film-makers announces its chosen projects

Five projects have been selected as part of the Female Film-makers Support Programme. Created in 2024 in conjunction with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days, this initiative supports and empowers the work of women film-makers from six southeastern European countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania and Bulgaria. As well as guidance it offers …

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